MICHAEL DeMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNEMorris Peterson dances as the rest of the Hornets watch a championship video after they clinched the Southwest division against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. The Hornets will face Dallas in the first round of the playoffs starting Saturday at the New Orleans Arena.

The playoffs are set and the Hornets will play the Dallas Mavericks in the first round best-of-seven series beginning 6 p.m. Saturday at the New Orleans Arena.

The game will be televised on ESPN.

A Rush concert previously scheduled for Saturday will be rescheduled to Sunday.
(The concert was rescheduled by the NBA, the Hornets play when the league says the game will be played), and a new date has yet to be announced.

The NBA works with its TV partners (ABC and TNT) to set the schedule. Games will be slotted to when it is believed the coverage will ganer the best ratings.

Game 2 will be 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Arena before moving to Dallas for Game 3 next Friday.

Here is the schedule:

Game 1 - Saturday at New Orleans Arena, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 2 - Tuesday at New Orleans Arena, 6 p.m. (TNT)
Game 3 - April 25 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 4 - April 27 at American Airlines Arena Dallas, 8:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 5 - April 29 at New Orleans Arena, TBA, (TBA)*
Game 6 - May 1 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TBA, (TBA)*
Game 7 - May 3 at New Orleans Arena, TBA, (TBA)*